# The Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016, Rule 12.30: General power of transfer


(1) The High Court may order insolvency proceedings which are pending in that court to be transferred to a specified hearing centre.
(2) The County Court may order insolvency proceedings which are pending in a hearing centre to be transferred either to the High Court or another hearing centre.
(3) A judge of the High Court may order insolvency proceedings which are pending in the County Court to be transferred to the High Court.
(4) The court may order a transfer of proceedings—
(a) of its own motion;
(b) on the application of the official receiver; or
(c) on the application of a person appearing to the court to have an interest in the proceedings.
(5) Winding-up proceedings may only be transferred to a hearing centre in which proceedings to wind up companies may be commenced under the Act or to the County Court at Central London.
(6) Bankruptcy proceedings or proceedings relating to a debt relief order may only be transferred to a hearing centre in which bankruptcy proceedings may be commenced under the Act.
(7) A case in a schedule under rule 12.37(8) may be transferred solely for the purposes of rule 12.38 (action following application for a block transfer order) by a judge.
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/1024/rule/12.30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/insolvency-england-and-wales-rules-2016/rule-12.30
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